Monthly Archives: April 2026

INTERACTIVE: Here’s why mortgage rates are spiking now

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A mix of macro factors, policy statements and war in the Middle East have created mortgage rate volatility and dampened the 2026 home sales outlook. Continue reading →

Spring market posted strongest March in 5 years as rates climbed

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Zillow’s March Market Report showed pending sales rising 4.6 percent annually, the strongest pace in five years, even as mortgage rates climbed nearly half a point. Continue reading →

Real estate company owner hit with $1.7M tax lien, fraud charges

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The tax lien is the latest in a legal saga that began late last year with a 16-count federal indictment for bank fraud and money laundering related to the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program. Continue reading →

Shock event sours rosy real estate hopes for 3rd straight spring: Intel

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Client pools saw little change in March. But the once-optimistic outlook for 2026 fizzled as the war in Iran drove borrowing costs higher. Continue reading →

Here’s the advice Mauricio Umansky gives agents when the market gets tough

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The Agency founder shares simple habits that have mattered most throughout his career to help today’s agents flourish in a challenging market. Continue reading →

Interactive dashboard: Explore results of Intel’s March survey

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Using these interactive charts, explore and analyze data from Intel’s most recent survey of real estate agents and brokerage leaders, broken down by region and brokerage type. Track historical trends over time. Continue reading →

Your coach has never sold a house — that’s your problem

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In this episode of Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, Michael Hellickson, CEO of Club Wealth, breaks down one of the most overlooked issues in the industry: who agents are learning from and why it matters. Continue reading →

A national MLS could change our industry — and not in a good way

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The answer to a flawed institution is reform, not replacement, coach Darryl Davis writes, and NAR has both the authority and the responsibility to lead that reform. Continue reading →

5 years. $50M in sales. Here’s the blueprint behind it all

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Jimmy Burgess shows how this Florida real estate agent remade his business by leaning in to social media and new niches. Continue reading →

Home search is going AI-first with Realtor.com as attention gets harder to earn

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Home search is starting earlier, attention is harder to earn and trust is getting more fragile. Here’s what that means for how agents show up. Continue reading →